diff --git a/adagrams/game.py b/adagrams/game.py
index 5fb37b11..703538e3 100644
--- a/adagrams/game.py
+++ b/adagrams/game.py
@@ -1,11 +1,69 @@
+import random
+
 def draw_letters():
-    pass
+    #letter pool is a dictionary with letters as keys and quanity values
+    letter_pool = {'A': 9, 'B': 2, 'C': 2, 'D': 4, 'E': 12, 'F': 2, 'G': 3, 'H': 2, 'I': 9, 'J': 1, 'K': 1, 
+                   'L': 4, 'M': 2, 'N': 6, 'O': 8, 'P': 2, 'Q': 1, 'R': 6, 'S': 4, 'T': 6, 'U': 4, 'V': 2, 
+                   'W': 2, 'X': 1, 'Y': 2, 'Z': 1}
+
+    hold_letters = []
+
+    while len(hold_letters) < 10:
+        letter = random.choice(list(letter_pool.keys()))
+
+        if letter_pool[letter] > 0:
+            hold_letters.append(letter)
+            letter_pool[letter] -= 1
+
+    return hold_letters
+
 
 def uses_available_letters(word, letter_bank):
-    pass
+    bank_copy = letter_bank.copy()
+    
+    word = word.lower()
+    bank_copy = [letter.lower() for letter in bank_copy]
+    
+    for letter in word:
+        if letter in bank_copy:
+            bank_copy.remove(letter)
+        else:
+            return False
+    return True
+
 
 def score_word(word):
-    pass
+    letter_scores = {
+        "A": 1, "B": 3, "C": 3, "D": 2, "E": 1,
+        "F": 4, "G": 2, "H": 4, "I": 1, "J": 8,
+        "K": 5, "L": 1, "M": 3, "N": 1, "O": 1,
+        "P": 3, "Q": 10, "R": 1, "S": 1, "T": 1,
+        "U": 1, "V": 4, "W": 4, "X": 8, "Y": 4,
+        "Z": 10
+    }
+
+    score = 0
+    for letter in word.upper():
+        score += letter_scores[letter]
+    if len(word) >= 7 and len(word) <= 10:
+        score += 8
+    return score
+
 
 def get_highest_word_score(word_list):
-    pass
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+    highest_score = 0
+    winning_word = ""
+    
+    for word in word_list:
+        score = score_word(word)
+        
+        if score > highest_score:
+            highest_score = score
+            winning_word = word
+        elif score == highest_score:
+            if len(word) == 10:
+                winning_word = word
+            elif len(word) < len(winning_word) and len(winning_word) != 10:
+                winning_word = word
+    
+    return (winning_word, highest_score)